Swinden
Swinden | |
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Swinden Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 20 |
OS grid reference | SD861543 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Skipton |
Postcode district | BD23 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament |
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Swinden is a small village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Halton West and Nappa and about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick. The population was estimated at 20 in 2010.[1]
Swinden was historically a township in the ancient parish of Gisburn in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[3] It was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. The civil parish was abolished in 2014 and amalgamated with the parish of Hellifield.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Genuki. Parish of Gisburn
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011". Retrieved 27 August 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Swinden at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Villages in North Yorkshire
- Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire
- Craven District geography stubs